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Ridge A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed afternoon, min -50°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri night, min -47°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
SE
45
SSE
65
SE
60
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
NE
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-47
-42
-40
-40
-41
-41
-41
-45
-40
-40
-42
-43
-44
-44
-44
-45
-46
-45
-43
min°C
-50
-42
-41
-41
-41
-41
-44
-46
-45
-41
-43
-43
-44
-44
-45
-46
-47
-45
-44
chill°C 
-73
-64
-66
-65
-64
-64
-65
-68
-66
-61
-63
-63
-64
-65
-66
-62
-62
-59
-59
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-42-41-41-41-41-43-46-43-41-43-43-44-44-45-46-47-45-44
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Ridge A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ridge A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed afternoon, min -50°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Ridge A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri night, min -47°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ridge A at the specific elevation of 4053 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ridge A. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
144 km NNE
4084m alt.
47 minutes ago
-63° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1447 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1577 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
Syowa
1642 km WNW
26m alt.
47 minutes ago
-7° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 40).
Mcmurdo
1713 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1716 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
1769 km ESE
212m alt.
47 minutes ago
-17° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
hy2c21E69S
1877 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 118).
- km
hy2c22E69S
1908 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 115).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
1911 km SSW
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.